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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 4, 2007 | VA | Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban | Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59) | |
April 20, 2007 | IL | S. Amdt. 3: Electric Rates Freeze | Amendment Adopted - Senate (33 - 24) | |
April 20, 2009 | MN | Permitting Slot Machines at Race Tracks | Amendment Rejected - Senate (25 - 41) | |
April 30, 2009 | MN | Ending Prohibition on New Nuclear Power Plant Construction | Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 72) | |
March 27, 2008 | MN | Seifert Amendment: Breaches of Insurance Policy | Amendment Adopted - House (80 - 52) | |
May 5, 2008 | MN | Howes Amendment: Gas Tax Holiday | Amendment Rejected - House (28 - 102) | |
April 10, 2008 | MA | Garry and D'Amico Amendment: Removal of Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Failed - House (49 - 105) | |
Feb. 28, 2006 | UT | 1SSB 19 | Amendments to the Indoor Clean Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 16) |
Feb. 8, 2006 | WA | 2nd Sub HB 2572 | Health Insurance for Small Businesses | Bill Passed - House (57 - 41) |
March 8, 2006 | WA | 2nd Sub HB 2572 | Health Insurance for Small Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
March 1, 2006 | UT | 2SSB 19 | Additions to Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 34) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | WA | 3rd Sub HB 1484 | Taxation for School Funding | Bill Passed - House (50 - 48) |
March 1, 2006 | UT | 3SHB 109 | Food Tax Cut | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 23) |
March 1, 2006 | UT | 3SHB 109 | Food Tax Cut | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
July 1, 2010 | NY | A10163 | Establishing the Wage Theft Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (88 - 49) |
June 8, 2017 | NJ | A 1119 | Prohibits Sale of Certain Toy Guns and Imitation Firearms | Bill Passed - House (57 - 16) |
Aug. 8, 2008 | NY | A 11258 | Mandatory Cigarette Taxation | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 4) |
June 24, 2008 | NY | A 11258 | Mandatory Cigarette Taxation | Bill Passed - House (141 - 3) |
June 16, 2010 | NY | A 11410 | Emergency Housing Rent Control Extension | Bill Passed - House (94 - 41) |
May 24, 2012 | NJ | A 1238 | Requires Copy Machine Hard Drives to be Erased Before Being Exchanged | Bill Passed - House (51 - 28) |
Feb. 2, 2023 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Feb. 2, 2023 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Oct. 3, 2022 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Veto Override Passed - House (41 - 28) |
Oct. 3, 2022 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Veto Override Passed - House (41 - 28) |
Aug. 8, 2022 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Aug. 8, 2022 | NJ | A 1474 | Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | NJ | A 15 | Increases State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | NJ | A 15 | Increases State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour | Bill Passed - House (52 - 25) |
June 21, 2021 | NJ | A 1536 | Amends Sign Fabrication and Prevailing Wage Requirements | Bill Passed - House (58 - 14) |
May 21, 2009 | NJ | A 1645 | Requiring Qualified Purchasing Agents | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 26) |
Feb. 2, 2009 | NY | A 1686 | Reducing the Cap on Vacated Apartment Rent Increases | Bill Passed - House (100 - 43) |
July 1, 2018 | NJ | A 1753 | Requires Sales Tax on Transient Accommodations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 29) |
July 1, 2018 | NJ | A 1753 | Requires Sales Tax on Transient Accommodations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
May 13, 2013 | NY | A 1792 | Extends Worker's Benefits to Farm Laborers | Bill Passed - House (83 - 53) |
March 5, 2014 | NY | A 1793b | Amends Worker Paid Leave Laws | Bill Passed - House (89 - 44) |
March 5, 2014 | NY | A 1793b | Amends Worker Paid Leave Laws | Bill Passed - House (89 - 44) |
June 26, 2014 | NJ | A 1999 | Prohibits an Employer From Considering an Applicant's Criminal History | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 24) |
March 31, 2019 | NY | A 2000 | Establishes $175.5 Billion Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
March 31, 2019 | NY | A 2000 | Establishes $175.5 Billion Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - House (111 - 37) |
Feb. 2, 2009 | NY | A 2005 | Expanding Rent Control Coverage | Bill Passed - House (91 - 52) |
March 31, 2019 | NY | A 2006 | Establishes an Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
June 25, 2007 | PA | A 2062 | Exceptions to Clean Indoor Air Act | Amendment Adopted - Senate (29 - 21) |
Dec. 3, 2012 | NJ | A 2162 | Increases Minimum Wage | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 31) |
Dec. 3, 2012 | NJ | A 2162 | Increases Minimum Wage | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 31) |
Nov. 29, 2012 | NJ | A 2162 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
Nov. 29, 2012 | NJ | A 2162 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
May 24, 2012 | NJ | A 2162 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
May 24, 2012 | NJ | A 2162 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
June 18, 2020 | NJ | A 2394 | Establishes Minority Recruitment Program for Police Departments | Bill Passed - House (70 - 3) |
Oct. 27, 2008 | NJ | A 2550 | Renewable Energy Facilities Within Industrial Districts | Bill Passed - House (60 - 15) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A2653 | Fur Labeling | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 27) |
April 20, 2021 | NY | A 2681 | Requires the Creation of an Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17) |
April 19, 2021 | NY | A 2681 | Requires the Creation of an Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard | Bill Passed - House (95 - 55) |
Oct. 16, 2014 | NJ | A 2814 | Requires Certain Graduation Rates from For-Profit Colleges | Bill Passed - House (47 - 14) |
June 7, 2021 | NY | A 3213A | Establishes Employees as Automatically Enrolled Into the Secure Choice Savings Program | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19) |
Nov. 17, 2008 | NJ | A 3294 | Capital Investment and Employment Grants | Bill Passed - House (56 - 22) |
Nov. 24, 2008 | NJ | A 3294 | Capital Investment and Employment Grants | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
June 2, 2021 | NY | A 3350 | Establishes Wage Theft Prevention Measures for Construction Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 13) |
Jan. 26, 2021 | NY | A 3350 | Establishes Wage Theft Prevention Measures for Construction Workers | Bill Passed - House (123 - 27) |
June 25, 2009 | NJ | A 3372 | Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
May 21, 2009 | NJ | A 3372 | Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects | Bill Passed - House (54 - 22) |
March 16, 2009 | NJ | A 3569 | Stop-Work Orders and Workers' Compensation Requirements | Bill Passed - House (46 - 24) |
March 5, 2013 | NY | A 38 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (102 - 44) |
March 16, 2020 | NJ | A 3847 | Amends Paid Leave Laws for Local Government Employees Who Test Positive for COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (56 - 4) |
Feb. 2, 2016 | NY | A 3870 | Requires Employers to Provide Paid Family Leave | Bill Passed - House (97 - 44) |
March 17, 2015 | NY | A 3870 | Requires Employers to Provide Paid Family Leave | Bill Passed - House (97 - 48) |
Nov. 16, 2020 | NJ | A 3950 | Prohibits Employers from Using Tracking Devices in Employee Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (47 - 25) |
June 11, 2015 | NJ | A 3981 | Establishes Alternative Property Tax Payments for Casinos | Bill Passed - House (52 - 20) |
June 25, 2015 | NJ | A 4018 | Authorizes Lottery Courier Services | Bill Passed - House (54 - 20) |
March 26, 2015 | NJ | A 4103 | Establishes Workforce Training Program for Former Casino Workers | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
June 21, 2018 | NJ | A 4132 | Amends Nicotine Taxation | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
Dec. 16, 2019 | NJ | A 4260 | Prohibits the Sale of Certain Toy Guns or Imitation Firearms | Bill Passed - House (54 - 19) |
Aug. 27, 2020 | NJ | A 4482 | Establishes Minimum Wage Requirements for Certain Long-Term Care Facility Staff | Bill Passed - House (49 - 16) |
Sept. 27, 2018 | NJ | A 4495 | Increases Corporate Business Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Sept. 27, 2018 | NJ | A 4495 | Increases Corporate Business Tax | Bill Passed - House (41 - 37) |
Sept. 27, 2018 | NJ | A 4496 | Amends Sales Tax Regulations | Bill Passed - House (43 - 35) |
Jan. 7, 2008 | NJ | A 4559 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - House (43 - 31) |
Jan. 7, 2008 | NJ | A 4559 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4705 | Tobacco Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4705 | Tobacco Tax | Bill Passed - House (43 - 36) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4714 | Fur Clothing Tax | Bill Passed - House (44 - 32) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4714 | Fur Clothing Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
Sept. 24, 2020 | NJ | A 4721 | Establishes a Corporate Business Tax Rate of 2.5 Percent | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
Sept. 24, 2020 | NJ | A 4721 | Establishes a Corporate Business Tax Rate of 2.5 Percent | Bill Passed - House (42 - 35) |
March 30, 2023 | NJ | A 4772 | Specifies Circumstances in Which an Individual May Receive Unemployment Compensation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19) |
March 20, 2023 | NJ | A 4772 | Specifies Circumstances in Which an Individual May Receive Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4901 | Sales Tax Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (41 - 38) |
July 8, 2006 | NJ | A 4901 | Sales Tax Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
June 27, 2019 | NJ | A 5385 | Increases Licensing and Tax Requirements for Vape Businesses | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 23) |
June 27, 2019 | NJ | A 5385 | Increases Licensing and Tax Requirements for Vape Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
March 6, 2013 | NY | A 5424 | Establishes a Two-Year Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing | Bill Passed - House (103 - 40) |
April 1, 2019 | NY | A 558 | Increases Age for Tobacco Sale Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 9) |
March 6, 2019 | NY | A 558 | Increases Age for Tobacco Sale Regulations | Bill Passed - House (120 - 26) |
June 30, 2021 | NJ | A 5890 | Authorizes the State Enforce Worker Misclassification and Stop-Work Order Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
June 30, 2021 | NJ | A 5890 | Authorizes the State Enforce Worker Misclassification and Stop-Work Order Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
June 21, 2021 | NJ | A 5890 | Authorizes the State Enforce Worker Misclassification and Stop-Work Order Laws | Bill Passed - House (48 - 22) |
June 21, 2021 | NJ | A 5890 | Authorizes the State Enforce Worker Misclassification and Stop-Work Order Laws | Bill Passed - House (48 - 22) |
June 21, 2021 | NJ | A 5891 | Establishes the Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance within the Department of Labor | Bill Passed - House (51 - 21) |
June 21, 2021 | NJ | A 5891 | Establishes the Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance within the Department of Labor | Bill Passed - House (51 - 21) |
June 30, 2021 | NJ | A 5892 | Amends the Process to Identify and Streamline Worker Misclassification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |